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Yesterday I put some Oxyclean in a primary carboy and let it sit for 24hrs and I'm very impressed with how it has pretty much dissolved the hops of the sides of the carboy, amazing! I've been homebrewing for years and have heard the praises for Oxyclean and just never tried it.

Does anyone know a certain pressure or technique to clear a clog in the out post or a clogged beer line? I'm new to kegging and have the dual tap system from midwest. I have an apple-wine in one keg (which is doing just fine) and a Belgian pale ale in the other (which is not flowing out of the...

I was thinking of making a "Champagne" using 2 pounds of sugar and 5 gallons of white grape juice (like ap ). Due to the Potassium Metabisulfate in the bottled juice, I was thinking of using the frozen concentrate. I was wondering if anybody had any experience with making something like this.

I haven't brewed since the summer and I was going to today. I broke out my mill and its not cracking the grain. Both rollers spin, so they aren't rusted shut. Its like the free standing one just isn't getting the force it needs to roll from the grain. I crank the handle without grain and the...

I have a batch of mead that is in secondary and is awesome. I brewed it last march with 12# of honey, pitched yeast and nutrient/energizer like I had read on here. Its very clear and I want to bottle it and prime it. Should I pitch more yeast in the bottling bucket with the priming sugar, or...

So I got bored tonight and made something crazy. I combined some water, 2 pounds of sugar, and 8 oz of coca in a pot. I brought the mixture close to a boil (watch for boil-over!) and then dumped it all into a Mr.Beer (with yeast nutrient and yeast energizer). I made sure it was all mixed up...

So I was transfering this awesome porter I made into secondary today. I put the airlock and stopper on the carboy and pushed down just a little too hard and the stopper and bottom part of the airlock (the bottom broke off) fell right into my beer! I got worried and a little mad at first, but...

I just got a gift certificate to NB and I'm looking to get a new burner because mine sucks (its a 55,000 BTU burner with a 5 PSI regulator). I'm looking at the hurricane burner and the banjo classic. Does anyone have any experience with these, and which one is better a better deal?